Optical Cell (IMAGE)

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Optical Cell

Caption

Inner part of the gas-filled optical cell for laser spectroscopy of nobelium isotopes: the fusion products enter the cell through a thin Mylar foil (l.) before being stopped in the gas and captured on a filament wire (r.). Heating the filament releases the atoms for laser spectroscopy.

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M. Laatiaoui, GSI

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